The gap between us and eternity Is spanned through the Holy Trinity Unified and whole to dispel hostility The transition is made in our theology
The anchor has been set in place The spiritual transformation we embrace Must be guarded against spiritual manipulation And having forgotten our heavenly inspiration
From the beginning, all was set in place With the king's ransom, we are set at pace Given life for death, taken sin with grace The truth of this is written in God's holy face
Redemption is given to mankind, and the Holy Spirit seals The spiritual transformation in our proven deal We belong to Christ as His for God's chosen kingdom Ready for all else that is yet to come
There in the life beyond this earth's grave Harmonized as Jesus came to heal and save We are to use our lives to come into conformity It's a matter of character development and enormity
Walking this world with tender humility Life is to be lived with complete integrity From this springs our splendid generosity This bond of peace keeps us from irreligiosity
This is to live as if we are worthy of our calling In a sinful world that is perpetually falling It is a faith journey with behavior shaped by belief This is the truth that gives us joy, not grief
Lived out, we find a struggle in definition We are called as individuals for our own resolution But created as we are to become what we are for This is the key of God's will that opens the door
Discovering God's words to determine God's ways To learn how best to live out His will for our days We work at mastering the basics and learning we are aeam The body of Christ is truly living united in this dream
Living worthy is the way of fulfilling this amazing grace Unworthy as we were, we're cleansed by God's embrace As children of God, we each must find our perfected fit We grow into this through fruits of the Holy Spirit
Gentleness is a strange kind of toughness To move beyond on the measure of roughness We value unity in our struggled miles Each challenge faced with joy and a loving smile
We Christians are one body in God's love We do our best to follow Heaven above It's a living celebration of our community However dysfunctional, we love our family
Christ's cause is bigger than the part we play Blow by blow, we fold our hearts as we pray Into the one faith and one sacred baptism The Second Adam faced chaos with His optimism
It is only through Christ's lasting perfection That faith is all that is needed for the detection That we hold strong to the beliefs that are well-heeded We love that case that has been well-pleaded
Anchored by the one hope that we hold in our walk Our knowledge and behaviors become one in our talk Speaking truth is love we grow into and nurture It's what is needed to build humanity's better future
We are not simply consumers but produce To be equipped for what we are to reproduce It is by this we learn to come to thrive And through Christ, we become fully alive
Putting off all but truth and true love Helpful as it is meant from above All along we know we're on a magnificent journey Together we will help each other to our destinies
We love this life that is quite providential It is up to each of us to live up to our potential As we do, we live each moment with amazing grace Finding God's love to delicately live and embrace
(c) September 1, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received – only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.“– St. Francis of Assisi
” There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” – Ephesians 4:4-6
Troubled times seem to be surrounding With more demons than angels abounding Madison found this reason for government I don't see any real further improvement
The truth remains that government is power With tiny tyrants clutching at their hour Big words do not make for better philosophy This thought seems to constantly claw at me
Despite advancing science and information We still struggle for freedom in this nation Some folks argue with enforced silence Others offer up their extreme violence
Only a few seem to take the time to hear What our fellow citizens hope and fear Most only want to get their own sense of way With their intolerance always on display
It seems our republic has been taken from within Those protesting this only appear now and then And when they do, they are quickly shouted down It seems any moment, tyranny will wear its crown
We have the standing army and enslaved press Add a disarmed populace, and we will have a mess We can see what the tyrannizers seek to organize We see it before our eyes for all to recognize
While the Left seeks to win their total revolution Others hold tight to this republic's Constitution Both sides would do much better if they'd recall Madison said this nation was founded on God's laws
(c) August 31, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
In mankind's efforts to stand upright Turning from darkness toward the light We've contended a few bones along the way Just enough really for the right to say
From tree dwelling to learning to walk On two legs, we became positioned to talk Chipped bones became a confused religiosity As the faithful unfold their humanity
Still, we wonder at all the tales told While the wisest wink at beliefs sold Knowing the cross-stitched pieces of wood Could have built an ark where it stood
All in making bones of mankind's dignity Much of our story is simply legendary Stories told are made to fit the history Made up with leaps of fancy to fill in the mystery
Marvelous Lucy, she learned to walk As footprints stepped into the story we talk Each step telling how mankind came to be While whispers reveal this fable's complexity
Impossible monsters lost in a sea of chaos Pave the road home through humanity's loss In the chains of changes that map the consequence As some find God's place is one of obsolescence
Bishop books were said to be replaced by dinosaur bones While God and angels were removed from thrones And now as the twenty-first century has fallen apart We learn once again we need God to have a whole heart
Haunted by our darkness, we are lost, yet not lost As with every moment we painfully pay the hidden costs Of turning our backs to truth by playing our own gods The holy persons and repentant sinners both this odd
Glassy eyes stared into the abyss and shamefully found Society's transformation couldn't have been more profound Throwing away age-old truth based on half-missing fragments Waiting on judgment day, we know these simple sentiments
(c) August 30, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.” – Fisher Ames
I really dislike when I hear any American political leader mislead the public into believing we live in a “democracy”. We live in a republic under the rule of law.
So many times I have searched for peace Looking for peace in the faraway All the wicked men – have thoughts of war As the Centre of their Maps –
Myself a struggled slacker- set out to prove That it’s not so hopeless as I – If only we let go of greed for foreign shores – And stay in the safe harbors of love
(c) August 29, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
Heading out of Australia to escape this Aussie winter. First stop Japan, then UK/Ireland and if work doesn't call me back, onto Chicago. I will make it up as I go along
ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 